Coronavirus
The latest Coronavirus coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Health section.
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Tennessee lawmaker demands end to policy disciplining doctors for COVID-19 misinformation
Tennessee Republican Rep. John Ragan, R-Oak Ridge, has demanded a state medical board remove a policy statement from its website warning that physicians who spread misinformation regarding COVID-19 vaccines risk disciplinary action.
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Ukraine’s doctors pushed to the limit by COVID-19 wave
As coronavirus infections hit Ukraine, a single shift for Dr. Oleksandr Molchanov now stretches to 42 hours - 24 of them in Kakhovka's hospital, followed by another 18 hours spent visiting tents set up to care for 120 COVID-19 patients.
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Republicans embrace natural immunity as substitute for vaccines
Republicans fighting President Joe Biden's coronavirus vaccine mandates are wielding a new weapon against the White House rules: natural immunity.
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Relatives of virus dead question Japan’s stay-at-home policy
Yoshihiko Takeuchi, who ran a small restaurant on the island of Okinawa, told only a few friends he had the coronavirus. When he didn't answer phone calls from public health workers for three days, police went to his home and found him dead in his bed.
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Following CHI Memorial’s lead, more Chattanooga area hospitals are moving to require employee COVID-19 vaccinations
Three months after CHI Memorial announced it would require workforce COVID-19 vaccinations, Chattanooga's other two major hospital systems are quietly moving ahead to do the same per a rule from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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US opens COVID boosters to all adults, urges them for 50+
The U.S. on Friday opened COVID-19 booster shots to all adults and took the extra step of urging people 50 and older to seek one, aiming to ward off a winter surge as coronavirus cases rise even before millions of Americans travel for the holidays.
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Tennessee governor’s aide warned new COVID law was illegal
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's office warned lawmakers that their sprawling bill limiting COVID-19 restrictions would violate federal law that protects people with disabilities and put the state at risk of losing federal funds, according to records obtained by The Associated Press.
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North Georgia public health leaders warn that there could be another holiday COVID-19 surge
Public health leaders in Georgia are preparing for a possible surge in the number of COVID-19 cases following the holidays and are encouraging residents to get vaccinated or get the booster shot if eligible.
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Tennessee lawmakers’ 3-day COVID special session cost $136,000
A three-day special session of the state legislature that placed limits on what governments and businesses can do to address the COVID-19 pandemic cost the state $136,643, The Tennessean reported.
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TVA’s vaccine mandate deadline is Monday, but utility isn’t immediately firing any workers
TVA workers face a Monday deadline to show proof they have been vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus under President Joe Biden's executive order for federal employees.
